The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-26
xLlXTH CONGRESS.

In the Senate on the 18th Communication
from the Secretary of the Treasury concerning
the need Of appropriations for Sitka, Alaska,
was presented. The House amendments to the
Trade Dollar bill. were ,non-concurred IN. The
Missouri Judicial District bill was passed. Mr..
Mitchell offered a resolution to still further
investigate the financial relations of the Pacific
railroads and the Federal Government, the idea
being that the government is getting the
worst of it. Discussion OF the Naval
Establishment and Eads ShipRailway bills
consumed the afternoon .....In the House con-
ferees were appointed on the Indian ApDro-
priation bill The point of order raised con-
corning the rules and the Mrs. Logan Pension
bill were decided by the Speaker i'll favor OF
the point of order resulting in the matter
being sent to the committee on rules thus pre-
venting present consideration Of the matter by
the House. The Diplomatic and Consular APP
preparation bill was debated till adjournment.
In the Senate on the 10th Senator Turpe's
Qnd) credentials were presented and referred.
The River ana Harbor bill was reported.
Messrs. Hoar and Coke had mild tilt over the
so-called Texas outrages The Naval Estab-
ment bill was debated till the hour for eulogies
to the memory of the late Senator Pike of
New Hampshire, after which the Senate adj
Senate Canadian Retaliatory bill was intro
duced and notice given that 1t would be
callad up on the nth report was called
for from the Secretary of State on the
Venezuela claims. bill was reported to
organize Alaska Territory The House con-
ferees insisted on its report to make the North
ern Railway Company forfeit 3600O.0OO acres Of
land, instead of the Senate report FORGETTING
only 3,5OO,OOO acres. Mr. Hatch MO- failed to
secure consideration of the Pleuro-Pneumona
bill The balance of the day was devoted to
Logan euloges.
IN the Senate on the nth resolutions Of the
Massachusetts Legislature were presented in
favor of coast defenses. Mr.. Hoar submitted
a few figures from Massachusetts, to weaken
faith in the Presidents pension veto. The
Hale Naval Establishment bill passed Sena-
tor Vest introduced a substitute for the Eads
Tehuantepec Ship Railway bill, which, after
discussion and amendment was passed. The
Missouri Court bill was passed. In the House
the bill providing for seed distribution in
Texas failed to pass over the Presidents veto.
The conference report on the AntiMormon bill
was adopted; 2O2 to 40 The House refused by
40 to 113 to consider the pension veto. and
spent the balance of the day on the Consular
and Diplomatic bill, which it passed with
amendments.
IN the Senate on the 18th resolutions Of the
the Maine Legislature in regard to trade rela-
tions with Canada were laid before the Senate.
Mr.. Edmunds presented the conference report
on the Utah Polygamy bill in the shape of a
substitute for both the Senate and House bills
and it was agreed to-3I TO IA; it now goes
to the President The River and HarboI
| bill was considered. In the House
East Saginaw and Bay City, two rival
towns in Michigan, were the cause OF
personality and acrimony between several
members, Federal court location being the
basis for the same; East Saginaw was knocked
! out by Bay City. The Sundry Civil Appropria
tiOns bill and pension matters were discussed
IN the Senate on the 10Th Mr.. Beck presented
his personal petition for the repeal OF the navi
CATION laws, and supported the petition by the
statement that Count Won Moltke had in a
recent speech declared that war was inev
| table. In that sort of q contingency Mr.
| Beck wanted Americans to own ships and have
a chance at the commerce carrying of the
/ world. The conference report on the bill fol
! the recoinage and retiring OF the trade dollar
! was agreed to, and the bill goes to the
! President The River and Harbor bill was de
| bated till adjournment In the House the
pension committee reported back the De
pendent Pension bill with the unanimous rec
! ommendation that it do pass, notwithstanding
the Presidents objections. The bill was mad
! the special order for the cath. The question o
admitting several Territories to Statehood
and the appropriation TO fence in graves o
Confederate dead, led to a bitter partisan de
/ bate